Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One (Light Novel) - Recommendations

• Vol: 2+; Ch: 11+
• 2022 - ?

The party of Club Fighter, Supreme God's Cleric, and Harefolk Hunter takes on a new challenge only to discover there are some enemies they can't hope to defeat… Priestess joins Female Knight, Witch, and High Elf Archer on an adventure—but somehow, they end up defending a besieged fortress… And then there's Goblin Slayer!, who's once again teamed up with Spearman and Heavy Warrior! 

• Vol: 24; Ch: 170
• 2004 - 2019

Köinzell is a master swordsman who, along with thirteen other heroes, was sent by the Szaalenden Empire to block an invasion of their enemy Wischtech. Along the way three died, four betrayed the others and seven defeated the traitors and returned as heroes. At least, that's what people believe. In reality the ‘Seven Heroes' were the real traitors, defeating the four true champions after the seven had fled the battle in cowardice. Köinzell has bided his time for twenty years, honing his skills and recovering from the brink of death so that he may avenge his fallen comrades. The time for vengeance has finally come and all who stand in his way shall be dismembered without hesitation, but it won't be easy as everyone believes the lies of the traitors. With all the soldiers in the land and the public against them, Köinzell and his ragtag allies may have to sacrifice everything if they are to prevail against the might of the entire nation.

• Vol: 1+; Ch: 2+
• 2024 - ?

One year after the final battle with Glenn, with Elseria crowned the empress of an empire that is now chaotic and filled with dissidents. Koinzell, now Lord Viceroy Ascheriit, is assisting Elseria with stabilizing the empire, alongside the imperial general Geranpen, his chief official Ato, and the Blatt Meister Ikfes. In the Empire's southern frontier, a new threat emerges in the form of The Knights of the Fallen King, remnant loyalists of Glenn who believe in his eventual return, and are sowing unrest in the empire's far reaches.

• Vol: 1
• 2021

• Vol: 42+; Ch: 389+
• 1989 - ?

Born beneath the gallows tree from which his dead mother hung, Guts has always existed on the boundary between life and death. After enduring a terrible childhood, he spends his adulthood in brutal combat, pitting his strength against others in order to build his own. Life is simple enough for Guts until he meets Griffith, the inspirational, ambitious, and beautiful leader of the mercenaries, the Band of the Hawk. When Guts loses to Griffith in a duel, he is forced to join the Band of the Hawk, and, despite himself, finds a sense of camaraderie and belonging amongst them. However, as Griffith leads his soldiers from victory to victory, the bloody wars and underhanded politics reveal a side to him that nobody quite expected. Very soon, what seems like a straightforward march for conquest becomes a harrowing struggle for humanity and life itself. Can Guts, a simple warrior, defend those who have come to mean the most to him, all the while struggling not to lose to the darkness he has carried with him his entire life?

• Vol: 3
• 2019 - 2020

The Hero and best friend, Yuuno, the priest and girlfriend, Irina. All the members of the Hero’s party were his irreplaceable friends, thought magician Chrome—However, he was mistaken. He was offered up a sacrifice in order to strengthen the party! Betrayed by his dearest and losing all his magic, he was expelled from the party with nothing left but abyss. Now, let his vengeance begin—.

• Vol: 2
• 2019 - 2020

The Sage Dwight along with the Hero defeated the Demon Lord who plunged the world into darkness. However, they were falsely accused of becoming the next Demon Lords because of their power, and were thrown to the Death Valley to die…Although his flesh had rotten away, he lived on as a skeleton because of his grudge against the world. Dwight has vowed to turn against that broken world, and with a power that surpasses even the former Demon King, and by leading countless Skeletons he's going to start an all out war…!

• Vol: 9
• 2017 - 2020

In a dark world of monsters, adventurers and mages, some of the most gifted healers are subjugated to brute force even by the hands of their compatriots. But one mage, Kayal, gains the ability to rewind time, turn the tables and right all wrongs.

• Vol: 4+
• 2019 - ?

Lud was known as the strongest tank in history, and he served in the Hero’s party as a tank carrying an enormous shield. However, when the Hero, Kiglas became irritated from being unable to progress through the dungeon as he hoped, he disparaged Lud as a burden with only stamina and chased him out of the party. Thinking of returning to his village to meet his beloved sister, Lud was travelling when he came across a girl who was being chased by a monster and saved her. The girl held the rare “Appraisal” skill, and when he requested for her to appraise him, the skill which he thought was useless so far was actually an incredibly powerful skill. With his great stamina and that skill, Lud brandish his power as the strongest tank—.

• Vol: 1
• 2019